First audio book I did not return

Initially, I started to use Audible for my son - Then I thought I could also try to find something good to listen to & I tried several books, but they all bored me. Whether it was the storyline itself of the narrator... Something never was right & I ended up returning book after book, I even canceled my subscription...

And then, I don`t know how I found it, I ended up with this one - ... And this the first book that really caught my attention & interest! Yay.
So yeah, I like the storyline & Nick is a great narrator. Strongly recommended :)

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Heavy LitRPG - and very slow moving story

I just stopped midway of book 6, and now taking the extra time to review the first book, but also the series.

First things first: the speaker/performer is great and I do enjoy his style.

Now to the book and the story: you have to know this book spends a lot of time on game dynamics of the LitRPG. It bothered me in book one, but I figured that’s ok since it is book one of a larger series. No I stopped midway in book 6 because at least 50% of the time is not story but statistics and character sheets and the likes. Just to much for me… that is why I would not advice any of my friends so listen to this series.

Also: at least for a LitRPG genre each book feels very short (10 hours or so) and audible or who ever in charge just stop one book mid chapter and make u buy the next book to find out how the fight ends. Feels like a rip of since I got the impression the author did not intend the book to stop right there. Feels more like these 6 books I listened to where originally 2 and just cut into 6 to take more money from me.

There is better, longer and better written LitRPGs out there. To mention everywhere the author is the father of American LitRPG feels a bit Presumptuous to me in this light. But that is just a personal opinion.

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Great audiobook!

Incredible story with an amazing storyteller. The second try for this audiobook is a high improvement over the first one. Nick Podehl does an amazing job!

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Love This Book

I love this book. I guess someone who isn't into RPGs won't like it though.

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Sounds are annoying, story is alright

I don't know who thought high pitched pinging is a great sound for an audio book but trust me, it's not

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The first tries of LitRPG

Aleron Kong started the genre of LitRPG, so it is forgivable that this is not on par with current authors - they could learn from his mistakes. I quite like the genre but in this book 10% is the endlessly repeating of meaningless stats. The story has some inconsistencies and, as mentioned before, only a rudimentary start of LitRPG. Don't expect an RPG like world coming true, it is more like a kid playing a game and telling you what he did.

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something new

I love the gamer focus and Nick Podehl is really doing a great job. I am hoping however that the main character shows more Dept in the next book. All in all a fun read/listen with a truly unique twist to fantasy.

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worth buying

A very good story, the maincharacter sometimes says and does some extremly cringeworthy things thou
gh.

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do you like overlord or isekais? the you will love this.

This is a refreshing isekai story from a westerners point of view and its filled with potential and lore .

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Excessively brutal, slow pace, over the top

LitRPG bingo: - Building a town: Check - Magical tree: Check - Brutality and rape: Check - Morally ambiguous protagonist: Check - Takes one full book to clear a dungeon: Check - "His mouth dropped open when reading his notifications"-Occasions every 5 minutes: Check I've listened to quite a few LitRPG series on Audible recently. This one has quite a few torture, mutilation and rape scenes in it, which I didn't really appreciate. Also many many bad dick jokes. The protagonist is your typical power-hungry american guy, who walks into epic quests and world-events all the time - mostly just by chance. Story progression is awfully slow at times and a single combat might take a dozen chapters to finish. I always had the feeling the protagonist got his priorities somewhat wrong as he spends more time crafting his own weapons than actually administrating his village. "The Land" does have some quite unique and interesting characters though and I did actually end up listening to all 7 currently released books in the Chaos Seeds series. If you can stomach the gritty parts and don't mind the somewhat epic proportions and an ever-growing "to-do-list" this actually has it's good moments. Also Nick Podehl is a brilliant narrator. No complaints there.

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